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1949 Map of West Bainbridge

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of West Bainbridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Coventryville and West Bainbridge anchor this rural landscape in the upper Susquehanna River valley region, as recorded during a 1949 field check of earlier 1944 aerial photography. The terrain is defined by a series of north-south drainage networks, including Kelsey Creek and Cheshire Creek, which carve through the high ground of Shapley Hill and Bumps. Small agricultural clusters and family-named crossroads like Blakesley Corner and Puckerville Corners illustrate the mid-century settlement pattern of Chenango County.

Local history researchers will find notable landmarks such as Gibson Pinnacle and numerous water bodies including Brackett Lake, Echo Lake, and Smith Pond. The map preserves the exact locations of the West Bainbridge Cem and various rural infrastructure, from the winding Stumptown Road to the remote reaches of Union Valley. This survey captures the area just before the late-20th-century shifts in rural land use, documenting a network of farms and brooks that shaped the identity of the Coventry and Bainbridge townships.